The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-04
Items fro,n the courts.

MR. M'FEE DISCHARGED WITHOUT TRIAL.
George McFee, whom Abraham Cline had ar
rested on Wednesday, for obtaining money un-
der false pretenses, was discharged yesterday
without trial He exhibited a deed for the Lake
county land, showing that he had clear title
for it. He also decided back to Mr.. Cline the
land he had received in exchange
A DISCHARGED EMPLOYEES REVENGE.
John Wilkie, discharged empoye of the car
works, was arrested on writ of information,
yesterday, charging him with malicious trespass.
1t is alleged that after he had been discharged
he found his way into the car shops and cut to
fixed his bond at 800, which he was unable to
give, and went to Jail.
AN UNPRovoKED ASSAULT ON A WOMAN.
Morris Stoibing, the Potomac alley resident
who assaulted Mary Middleton with clothes
line prop. week ago, had his preliminary hear
ing before Mayor Denny yesterday morning, and
was bound over to the grand jury for attempted
murder. The evidence of the neighbors showed
that the attack unprovoked, and that he
would probably have killed her had they not in
terfered.
THOUGHT HIS WIFE HAD NEGRO BLOOD
The suit for divorce recently brought by
William Stansburgh against Louella STAINS
burgn. has been dismissed The allegation
that his wife had negro blood in her veins,
fact he had not discovered until after he had been
married more than year After making
more thorough investigation of her ancestry.
he has discovered that his allegations not
well founded, and he is willing to keep her as his
wife.
REVERSED JUDGE wooDss DECISION.
Judge Woods some weeks ago decided that
the eleven stations seized for nonpayment eff
duty were not chargeable with that tax, they
were brought here for breeding purposes The
district attorney appealed the case, and yester-
day Judge Gresham sent down decision hold
ing that the animals were brought into the State
from Canada for speculative purposes, and as
such were chargeablo with duty. The case was
remanded to the DistrictCourt, where it will now
be tried on its merits, the appeal having been
taken exceptions to the decision, which
lated only to the claim Of the Fansons. who set
up an ownership to the horses in which they
stated they imported them breeders only.
SUING AN EXPRESS COMPANY.
The Ohio Southern Railway Company filed a
suit in the Superior Court, last evening, against
William Dinsmore. president of the Adams Elk
press Company, for 81, ASS. alleged to be due the
railway company for service. The rail
by way of South Charleston to Welstou.
Jackson county. The express company has had
the use of the line from Springfield to South
Charleston. and from there to Welston the
press was carried by the road in the companys
name. For this latter service it is claimed that
"a 600 per year was to be paid. 1t has been over
q year since the contract went into effect, and
SO far the express company has refused to pay
over the money.
DECREE IN A RAILROAD RECEIvERsHIP CASE.
Judge Gresham has entered an order denying
the motion of Charles Foster. Horace 5. Wal
bridge and VIM w. Griffin to have their petition
in the Central Trust Company's suit against the
Lake Erie g. Western railway reinstated. He
also. orders the Central Trust Company to
deem certain first mortgage bonds of the Lafay-
cite, Bloomington q Muncie, dated May /, 1879,
and to pay 21a per cent. dividend provided in
former decree; and also to redeem certain first
mortgage bonds of the Lake Erie & Western.
and to pay the Al per cent dividend named in
the same decree. Income bonds of these roads
are also to be paid. The payments are to be
made out of $45, $50. &c which the special master
is ordered to transfer to the Central Trust Com
pany.
TRIAL OF MORE sALooN-KEEPERS.
Charles Albertsmeyer and James Hamlin
were tried in the Criminal Court yesterday, for
selling beer on Sunday The evidence against
Albertsmeyer was very positive, but the judge
took the under Amusement Harhlin's
was peculiar. The officers who filed the inform
alton did on the statement OF a ten-year- old
girl who said she had bought bucket of beer
for her father Sunday. When she put
on the witness stand, she told entirely differ
ent story, claiming that she was sent for the
beer, but that Mr.. Hamin refused to give it to
her. Mr.. Hamlin acquitted.
The saloon keepers attorneys attempted their
old game in the Mayors Court, yesterday morn
ing, when Patrick Finn was brought in TO be
tried for selling beer after IL o'clock. but they
were again defeated. Superintendent Travis
that they were preparing to take change
of venue to justice. and had the city prosecutor
to dismiss the case and the officer who made the
arrest filed information direct in the Criminal
Court.
News of the Churches.